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Jessica Thompson Breaks South African Women’s 50 Back National Record

18-year-old World Junior Championships finalist Jessica Thompson clocked a new South African national and African continental record in the women’s 50m back.

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13-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Beats Regan Smith In 200 Fly Battle At 2026 China Swimming Open

Yu Zidi, the youngest-ever World Championships medalist, topped the women’s 200m fly podium tonight in her native China, hitting a new PB in the process.

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Watch 14-Yr-Old Russian Miron Bunakov Rip 50.78 LCM 100 Freestyle

Watch how 14-year-old Miron Bunakov race his way to a monster personal best of 50.78 in the 100 freestyle at the Singapore National Age Group Championships.

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Three-Time Olympian Rikako Ikee Misses 100 Fly Asian Games Qualification

Three-time Olympian Rikako Ikee of Japan took 100m fly gold in her native country but fell short of the Asian Games qualification standard.

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Kazushi Imafuku Downs Kosuke Hagino’s 2013 JPN High School Record In 400 Free

Kazushi Imafuku ripped a new 400m free lifetime best in Japan, overtaking the national high school record Kosuke Hagino established over a decade ago.

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Tang Qianting Sets New Asian Record In Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting shaved time off of her lifetime best to establish a new Chinese national and Asian continental record in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

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Mitsunaga Ties National 50 Fly Record On Day One Of Japan Swim

On day one of the 101st Japan Swim, 20-year-old Shoon Mitsunaga tied the reigning national record to take men’s 50m butterfly gold.

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17-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Lowers Own 100 Breast World Junior Record To 58.67

Shin Ohashi of Japan, who just turned 17 earlier this month, crushed a new World Junior Record of 58.67 in the 100m breaststroke tonight in Japan.

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Livestream For 2026 China Swimming Open Which Begins Thursday

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is among the host of international talent taking on elite Chinese swimmers at this week’s China Swimming Open.

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Angharad Evans, Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott Among Brits Headed To Giant Open

Olympic breaststroker Angharad Evans is one of several elite British athletes headed to the Giant Open in France, which begins on Friday, March 20th.

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2026 Japan Swim To Determine Pan Pacs, Asian Games Rosters

World Championships medalist Tatsuya Murasa is among the upper echelon of domestic talent headed to the 101st Japan Swim which begins on Thursday.

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Top-Tier Italians Headed To 2026 City Of Livorno Meet

30-year-old veteran Lisa Angiolini is moving from last weekend’s Lausanne Swim Cup to the impending City of Livorno meet in her native Italy.

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14-Year-Old Russian Miron Bunakov Rips 50.78 100 Free At Singapore Age Championships

A monster swim went down at the hands of 14-year-old Miron Bunakov on day one of the 56th Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships.

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Evans & Colbert Threaten Lifetime Bests To Close Out 2026 Edinburgh International

British Olympians Angharad Evans and Freya Colbert put their personal bests on notice to close out the 2026 Edinburgh International.

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18-Yr-Old Maria Daza Becomes #2 Spanish Women’s 200 Freestyler

On the final night of the Spanish Championships, 18-year-old Maria Daza hit a new PB to become the nation’s second-best women’s 200m freestyler in history.

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